Theatre Director Email Phone: Ext. 4191 Theatre Director, Speech/Theatre Teacher
Master of Fine Arts, Acting. UW-Milwaukee Professional Theatre Training Program
Bachelor of Arts, Speech Communication/Theatre. North Central College
Mr. Schaetzke is pleased to carry on the excellent tradition of Greendale Theatre. Mr. Schaetzke comes to GHS with 25 years of high school directing experience from Dominican High School in Whitefish Bay, where he has directed 57 productions. His productions has won multiple Tommy/Jerry Awards for Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Ensemble, and many individual awards for Leading and Supporting Performers. His one-act high school productions have won the WHSFA Critics Choice Award at the State Theatre Festival 9 times, and he has directed 3 Showcase Productions at the Festival. Mr. Schaetzke is a 2016 Inductee in the WHFSA Hall of Fame. Favorite productions include: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, LES MISERABLES, HAIRSPRAY, AIDA, DISNEY'S DESCENDANTS, LES MISERABLES, HAIRSPRAY, BRIGHT STAR, MAMMA MIA!, NEWSIES, SPITFIRE GRILL, IN THE HEIGHTS, DISNEY'S LITTLE MERMAID, GODSPELL, CHILDREN OF EDEN and many others.
Mr. Schaetzke also comes to GHS with 10 years of Directing/Music Directing experience at First Stage Children's Theatre in Milwaukee, Concordia University, UW-Milwaukee, and other professional theatres in Milwaukee, such as Skylight and the Milwaukee Rep. Favorite shows worked on as a professional director include: ELF: THE MUSICAL, BIG FISH, IN THE HEIGHTS, MATILDA, HEATHERS, SPRING AWAKENING, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER THE MUSICAL, SPOOKLEY THE SQUARE PUMPKIN THE MUSICAL, and many others.
Mr. Schaetzke believes the life is made of moments, and wants to help encourage students to share their gifts to make moments together on the stage through hard work, excellence, commitment, fun, and collaboration.